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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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